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These vampire squirrels are said to creep on the lower branches that hang near unsuspecting deer. Once the deer gets close enough, the squirrel latches on. When the deer has lost enough blood and perishes, the squirrel eats the internal organs it is after.

These squirrels are rarely seen, but there are other documented species that are carnivorous and eat small birds, so why not a vampire squirrel?

We’ll wait for official, scientific evidence, and not trust a YouTube video, but stranger things have occurred…

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